Mmegi/The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM articles from July 2006, page 4

Mmegi/The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM archives from July 2006

City Transporters Move to Clear Name.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The Gaborone Taxi and Local Bus Service Association announced yesterday that it is making moves to clear its name, which has been tarnished by wayward drivers. In a statement, the...

We Will Kill BNF - NDF/BCP Officials.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaothobogwe When the BNF welcomed defectors in Gaborone South from the opposition New Democratic Front (NDF), Dick Bayford of NDF warned that they would retaliate. A...

Talks At Cross-Roads?
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Dingake Is it much ado about nothing or are the cooperation talks at the metaphorical cross-roads? After the Maun session of the opposition talks on June 24 -25, 2006,...

Opposition Unity On the Rocks.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse FRANCISTOWN: The unstable relationship between Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and main opposition Botswana National Front (BNF) worsened yesterday with the BCP...

Robbers Kill And Stuff Guard.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Nomsa Ndlovu In a bizarre act, robbers killed and stuffed a security guard at a premises in Maun before they went on to loot the place. The killing of the 26-year-old Moemedi...

BDP Elders 'Harass' Party Youth.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Some Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) youth have cried foul that party elders are interfering with their 'peace' efforts. Talk is abound that some 'party...

Mochudi Rovers March On.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane A 10-man Mochudi Rovers caused a major upset in the ongoing Coca-Cola Cup when they beat visiting Naughty Boys 2-0 in a game played at Rovers ground on Sunday. The...

Annual Craft Exhibition Opens Tomorrow.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer The annual National Basket and Craft exhibition, which has become popular over the years, is here again. The exhibition will officially open tomorrow in the Main...

Capitalise On China's Demand - Economist.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo A University of Botswana macroeconomist, Gaotlhobogwe Motlaleng has advised government to capitalise on China's insatiable appetite for raw materials. "China is a...

Over 20,000 Students Exempt From Fees.
July 11, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki Over 20 thousand students have been exempted from paying school fees under the government's new cost sharing policy. Nomsah Zuze, Public Relations Officer in...

Homosexuals Abet Regime Change in Zimbabwe.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bugalo A. Chilume As previously pointed out, the evil forces do not take kindly to an Afrikan leader who dares impede the exploitation of his country and continent. Centuries of...

News And Politics, Friends Or Foes?
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Marang Mpedi Former Mmegi newspaper editor, Sechele Sechele, last week Thursday told a panel discussion that journalists' involvement in active party politics is a no-go area....

MP Asks Improved Benefits for Nurses.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Member of Parliament for Selebi Phikwe West, Kavis Kario, on Friday asked the ministry of health to improve benefits for nurses as a way of motivating them to...

Botswana Ready to Combat Bird Flu.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Thato Chwaane The national multi-sectoral task-force co-chair, Dr Micus Chimbombi says that the group still meets regularly to get up to date information on the current global...

Our Culture is an Economic Asset.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Rampholo Molefhe The distinction between traditional or folk music and 'modern' or 'contemporary' music becomes blurred outside of the commercial purpose of the various...

Ecco Coach Queries Termination Dues.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi If it does not rain, it pours at the Mascom Premier League outfit, ECCO City Green. A few days after the team fired coach, Johanne Tshuma in a controversy, he...

Motor Industry Has Economic Spin Off.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo The economy has experienced a robust growth in the past five years, thanks to a positive spin off from motor vehicle dealerships. A quarterly report published by...

Civil Society And the Zimbabwe Crisis.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Botsalo Ntuane On May 6 I had the honour of being invited to officiate at the commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. The occasion brought together media practitioners and civil...

Spanish Sensei Impressed.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane After a successful visit to the Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) last year, a pioneer of Spanish Martial Arts, Sensei Antonio Oliva Seba, returned a week ago to...

Soldiers' Trial for November.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet A case in which five Botswana Defence Force soldiers and two special constables are accused of forcing Zimbabweans they had arrested to have sex in Ramotswa will be...

Misa Elects Segaetsho Chair.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Botswana Charter Annual General Meeting has elected former Radio Botswana presenter, Laona Segaetsho, as the chairman of...

Youth Wrangle Over Release of Funds.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki The director of the Botswana National Youth Council has refuted claims that BNYC is refusing to disburse the grant meant for the day to day running of the...

Govt Should Reinvent Empowerment Strategies.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Normally, we do not agree with Boyce Sebetela on some issues, but his idea to government to review empowerment strategies to give them directions is a positive move. His proposal is not a...

A Legal Secretary.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Francinah Seitiiso is a legal secretary at Nfila Attorneys in Francistown. Seitiiso is from Chadibe and has been a legal secretary since 2001 after completing her...

Emang Goes Further in-Country.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Thato Chwaane In a bid to bring their services closer, Emang Basadi has taken their services to Letlhakeng sub- district, which has a population of over 40, 000. According to...

Violence Could Prove Costly.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Sandy Grant It is when thinking about the World Cup in South Africa in four years' time that I relate two news reports which have recently been passed on to me. The first story...

Clubs On the Hunt in Open Season.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane In their bid to strengthen their side for the upcoming season and the Coca-Cola Cup, Gaborone giants, Township Rollers, are said to be interested in the services of...

Basima Progresses to Face of Africa's Next Stage.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer Botswana made it! Keamogetse Basima, the Botswana representative in the Nokia Face of Africa 2006 competition progressed after the first boot-camp held in Botswana...

The Kgotla: Cradle of Botswana's Democracy.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Gale Ngakane It is not called the cradle of Botswana's democracy for nothing because the customary court, an open-air affair, is where men and women - especially senior citizens...

Jabu Khanyile Heats Up the Night.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng Jazz lovers were last Friday treated to a night of pleasure, when South African Jazz maestro, Jabu Khanyile, took to the stage at the home expo dinner. The...

Home Owners in Tug of War With Council.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Residents of Botshabelo are up in arms with the Selebi Phikwe Town Council for what they said was lack of consultation on the ongoing upgrading which has affected...

Find Out What Batswana Can Do - Sebetela.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba Member of parliament for Palapye, Boyce Sebetela, last week called on government to conduct a national study to establish the capacity of local businesses to...

Innovations And Teacher De-Skilling.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: D. Molefe, O. Pansiri and S. Weeks Scholars in educational change and school improvement have tried to explain the terms "change", "reform" and "innovation". Change may not...

BPP Factions Battle At Nata.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse For the first time in many years, Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) delegates' conference billed for Nata over the President's Day Holidays will bring the party's main...

Expert Hails New Africa-China 'Love Affair'.
July 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo Michael Power, an expert on Sino-Africa trade last week end advised Africa to take advantage of Asia's insatiable appetite for resources to propel the continent out of...

Increasing Fares Will Not Help - PSV Operators.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng Taxi and combi operators in Gaborone say that though the price of fuel has increased many times, negatively affecting their business, it would be counterproductive...

White Promises Another Amazing Musical.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Maureen Odubeng Stuart White is at it again. Following his fabulous production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", he is producing yet another musical "Annie"....

Is South Africa Ready?
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Dennis Keagile As the curtain almost closes on the 2006 Soccer World Cup with a mouth watering clash between 1998 winners, France and the 1990 winners, Italy, the focus will...

Intensify Targeted Sanctions On Zim Leadership - Coalition.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba Members of the Coalition for Crisis in Zimbabwe have called on the international community to intensify targeted sanctions on Zimbabwean leadership. Speaking...

Sebetela, Seretse Not Ready to Ditch Politics.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Gideon Nkala The closing date for applications was June 30 and information reaching Mmegi is that the two former ministers are not amongst those who applied for the post. "I...

DPSM, BIAC Don't Consult - Abotel.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki There is lack of consultation between the Department of Public Service Management (DPSM) and the Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce (BIAC) about...

Prominent Lawyers to Be Axed.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Gideon Nkala Several prominent lawyers, who have not regularised their practicing requirements, will face the music very soon. It is understood that both Law Society of Botswana...

Jailed BMWU Officials Yet to Comply With Court Order.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa The branch officials of the Botswana Mining Workers' Union (BMWU), who were arrested in April, are yet to comply with the court order issued by Justice...

It's Curtains for World Cup 2006.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshireletso Motlogelwa According to the copywriters for Coca Cola, Football is just about everything. In the now famous 'Celebrate Football' advertisements broadcast alongside...

Unfit Boasa to Test Tasc.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Despite lack of training for the whole of this week, last year's runner-ups Boasa vowed to break TASC's jinx when the two netball giants meet in their last games...

A Monument to the Past And the Future.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Reviewed by Sheridan Griswold Lauren Segal, Project Manager (2006) "Number Four: The Making of Constitutional Hill". Johannesburg, Penguin Books, 246 pages, paper cover, P184,...

The Painful Service of Nyangabgwe Hospital.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse When I finally walked away on the crutches from the Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital yesterday, after two days of struggling to get help, I literally thanked God. At...

Orange Welcomes Telecomms Liberalization.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki The Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology's move to liberalise the telecommunications industry has been met with great excitement from mobile operator,...

How Many Jobs Does FDI Create?
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Van Rensburg "In the 1990s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) came to be seen as a miracle drug - a jumpstart to economic growth and sustainable industrial development,...

The Weather By Radithupa.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bashi Letsididi Do you want to throw a huge bash but haven't the foggiest idea what the weather will be like on fun day? Then call the Met office and ask for Mesho - or Radithupa...

Double Standards Cost Us - Rakhudu.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Member of Parliament for Gaborone North Keletso Rakhudu has said that double standards have cost Batswana a lot of money. He said that all electrical appliances are...

Is an Electoral Pact Viable-(part 2).
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Dr Elmon Tafa I now wish to hazard some explanations as to why Pact failed. The BNF generously allocated all three strategic (urban) Francistown parliamentary seats to the BPP...

Gabz FM Out of the Woods.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kennedy Otsheleng The restructuring process that began 36 months ago has yielded positive results and Gabz FM 96.2 is operating profitably as at present. The radio broadcasting...

The Double Shift Roller - Coaster Reaches Maun.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng The ministry of education's ambitious effort to create employment for unemployed teachers, through the double shift system, which also seeks to admit more students...

Naughty Boys Wary of Rovers.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Relegated Premier League side, Naughty Boys hope to redeem their lost pride when they take on less-fancied Mochudi Rovers in the second round of the prestigious...

Political Correctness Gets Out of Hand.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Dichaba Molobe The head of local human rights lobby group, Ditshwanelo was on one of Gaborone private radio stations last week. She was a guest on a topic, which covered among...

New VAT Bill Offers Nothing New - Farmers.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo The Value Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Bill, which seeks to revise the list of commodities subject to VAT by zero-rating and exempting additional commodities is cold,...

Moshupa Meeting Postponement Was a Coincidence - Ramsay.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Presidential spokesman, Dr Jeff Ramsay has denied that President Festus Mogae postponed addressing a kgotla meeting in Moshupa in order to appease the...

Khama Should Come Clean.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The concerns about the perceived abuse of the national intelligence apparatus has been gaining currency since Vice President Ian Khama joined politics from the army in 1998. There is a general...

Njobvu Top of Botswana's Chess Rankings.
July 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kenneth Boikhutswane Ignatius Njobvu has overtaken FIDE Master (FM) Phemelo Khetho as the highest rated chess player in the country. In the latest World Chess Federation (FIDE)...

Hadebe in Gospel Release.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Daphney Hadebe never thought she would become a gospel singer. But after spending most of her childhood singing in Sunday school and her adult life in church choirs,...

Minister Reiterates Govt Commitment to Women.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Martin Nyirenda Government has reiterated its commitment to effectively undertake a gender mainstreaming exercise to double women's participation in political and decision-making...

Anti-Illegal Immigrant Operation Starts.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa The Departments of Immigration, Labour and Home Affairs and the police and soldiers have started a joint operation to round up illegal immigrants in Selebi-Phikwe...

Tonota Customary Courts Will Not Be Upgraded - Nasha.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet The Ministry of Local Government has no plans to upgrade any of the Dikgotla or Customary Courts in Tonota South constituency, Parliament was told yesterday. Local...

Dirang Heads to Santos?
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Notwane's enterprising midfielder, Dirang Moloi is on the wanted list of newly promoted Premier League side Uniao Flamengo Santos. The player told Mmegi Sport...

Opposition Hot Potato.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba The recent utterances by Botswana National Front (BNF) president, Otsweletse Moupo that other opposition parties should affiliate to the BNF has thrown a cat...

Star Luu's Cancellation Due to Technical Error.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Orange Botswana Marketing Manager Kago Mmopi, has dismissed allegations of cheating involving Kwaito artiste, Mmoloki Gadzamapela aka Star Luu as misleading and not...

War Looms At Market Plaza.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki Vendors at the Gaborone Station have protested that the P250 monthly rent they pay to the owners of Market Plaza is too high. The vendors are charged for using...

Well-Wishes for DK's Unity Tour.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Dan Moabi The secretary general of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Daniel Kwelagobe, is reported (Mmegi 28 June 2006) to be undertaking a country-wide tour aimed at ending...

Uncertainty Over Future FMD Vaccinations.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet The Ministry of Agriculture has said that meat from cattle vaccinated to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Bobirwa area is safe for human consumption....

Teachers Plan to Protect Learners With Medical Problem.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba The re-elected president of South African Teachers' Organisations (SATO), Japhta Radibe of Botswana has said that the teaching fraternity will begin networking...

Seminar On Zimbabwe On Today.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The Botswana Civil Society Solidarity Coalition on Zimbabwe (BOCISCOZ) will be holding a focus seminar on Zimbabwe this morning at Gaborone Sun. According to a statement from the coalition,...

National Human Resource Report Expected By Year-End.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer If all goes according to plan, a final report on the consultancy for the National Human Resource Development (HRD) Strategy will be delivered to government by the end...

Ntuane Laid to Rest.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Oarabile Mosikare Hundreds of mourners among them councillors and MPs attended the memorial service of the city's longest serving mayor and former customary court president James...

Ghetto Teams Sail Through.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi The city had a good outing in the opening round of the knock-out Coca-Cola Cup when two of its minnows sailed through to the next round. Calendar Stars and Eagles...

Govt Must Promote Home-Ownership.
July 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Among the many responsibilities and roles of a government are the provision of basic necessities or facilitation of access to such necessities. By all accounts shelter is regarded as a very...

Women Can Lead.
July 5, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Thato Chwaane Women will never make it in positions of leadership until they receive support across the gender divide, delegates were told yesterday. Attorney General Dr Athalia...

Maforaga Withdraws From BDP Youth Elections.
July 5, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse The race for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) youth chairmanship has become a two-way contest after the withdrawal of one of the candidates. Isaac Maforaga told...

From Accounting to Fashion.
July 5, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patricia Maganu In life, everyone wants to grow and make room for bigger things says Francistown businesswoman Angelinah Sengalo. Sengalo is the owner of Angels Fashion...

BDP Cllr Escapes Remand.
July 5, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa A Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor in Moletemane, Jantlha Bojalwa escaped remand last week when he was granted a P2,000 bail by Selebi-Phikwe senior...

Oodi Show Flops.
July 5, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe The music industry can sometimes be a nightmare. For four local groups - Culture Spears, Kangangwane "Vomit" Mogocha, Q-System, and Roo Modise, July 2 will...

BEBS Threatens to Sue Gabz FM.
July 5, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Business and Enterprises Solutions Botswana (BEBS) have threatened to sue Gabz FM for using their trademark/brand name, Consumer Watchdog, in their Monday morning show....

Say No to Racism!
July 5, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Dingake The theme is blazoned on banners at the Germany World Cup 2006 stadiums. "SAY NO TO RACISM! The team captains read statements in their national languages...

Is 40 Years Independence Celebration Worth It?
July 5, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kagiso Seloma This is one question that most people who have the interest of Botswana Independence at heart, and this include Batswana and people in both Africa and other...